Sandra Mackey is an award-winning author on Middle Eastern politics and culture. Her latest book is entitled Mirror Of the Arab World: Lebanon In Conflict (W.W. Norton, 2008). Jonathan: What is it...
This is a review of 1948: The First Arab-Israeli War by Benny Morris. Yale University Press. 2008. In 1980's, a group of Israeli historians including Tom Segev of Haaretz (a daily Israeli newspaper),...
The previous installment of 13-year-old Chloe Bradshaw's dark take can be found here. “I seek information,” Luke told the vampire before him.“I wish to know the whereabouts of a pirate.”...
This is an interview with Hugh Miles, author of Playing Cards In Cairo. We wish to thank everyone who made this interview possible. Jonathan Mok: What inspired you to write the book? Hugh Miles:...
This is a review of Playing Cards in Cairo by Hugh Miles. Abacus. 2008. Hugh Miles, the son of a British diplomat, has a freewheeling approach to life that, by proxy, helps readers gain a better...
The previous installment of Chloe Bradshaw's tale can be found here. That morning, I asked Luke what our plan was. "I know people who will give us a ship for free," he answered mysteriously as we...
The previous installment of Chloe Bradshaw's pirate saga can be found here. While I thought about my brother and contemplated my undead state, Luke sat nearby, eyes closed. “I am ready to leave." I...
The previous installment of Chloe Bradshaw's pirate saga can be found here. Floating in the sea I looked around in search for the other members of my doomed crew. I couldn’t see through the sheet...
Chloe Bradshaw is 13. The previous installment of her pirate saga can be found here. The man who stood before me was supposed to be dead, and yet he wasn't. “How?” I said in a gasp. “I cannot...
This is a review of Who Speaks For Islam: What A Billion Muslims Really Think, by John Esposito and Dalia Mogahed. Gallup Poll Press. First Printing: 2007. This book attempts a systematic survey of...
